5 Dark Psychology Tactics Narcissists Use to Control You

Some people aren’t “bad at relationships.” They are manipulating you, training you to accept less, and then convincing you that YOU are the problem for reacting to it. And if you don’t recognize these 5 psychological manipulation tactics, you can spend YEARS blaming yourself for abuse someone else deliberately created.

In this episode of The Overthinker’s Handbook, I’m breaking down 5 of the darkest psychological manipulation tactics commonly found in narcissistic abuse, toxic relationships, emotionally abusive relationships, and unhealthy relationship dynamics.

We’re talking about gaslighting, intermittent reinforcement, love bombing, triangulation, and DARVO.

These tactics can leave you questioning your memory, obsessing over someone who gives you breadcrumbs, desperately chasing the version of them you met at the beginning, feeling like everyone is somehow against you, and apologizing for being hurt by behavior THEY caused.

And that is exactly why they work.